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31G , n inert I to. pmara %V. Pa- bum Yj~~ vice iuntl 1. re- MIX - S tar from eser• air ruvio )(ion. and l ows ,Jon. aduri! I all laEle s SOO! ndont I Lai • ;Jog -I,l[lo Son, Wet. :hag" isrs• Mr. t and lie 0 1 At- V s'v• ;and elvce t)613.0' I uric niCS, riArS. ne is isiol• rln'a• VCs esex• Loo .ma• 101 vezt• opt ad of rrcYr, and stax• aka', CO^ Sao rrier, larlir lon, :Ord- ha, lat . illCr' l er; wit- Ig, Of XS" &ss, h 14 SOCIET' FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS, MANU. }ACTURES, AND COMMERCE. The annual distribution of the Society's rewards, Yesterday took place in their Great Room, in the Adelphi. His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, the Pre sident, entered about , half past twelve, and imme diately after his Grace was seated, br. Taylor, the Secretary, addressed perhaps as elegant and certainly as numerous r company as ever appeared on a sitni lar occasion, within, the walls of the building. The Worthy Door began a very elaborate and explana tory address, comprehending, and animadverting on, the views of the institution from its origin. .He remarked, that it had existed in the bountiful distri bution of its sanaron without the aid of parliamen tary support, for more than half a century, and that at this time it was in the most flourishing condition. The Doctor stated, that formerly it was the prafilice to distribute the rewards soon after they were ad judged to the respeaive candidates, but that greater dignity should be given to the proceedings of the Society, and.that the public should be able to form more decided opinion of the utility of the estab lishment, it had been d e e me d ex p e di ent to a l ter t h e Plan, and distribute th e i r h onours on t h e l ast Tues day in May. The Candidates were arranged in their proper Classes, as heretofore, and if that branch of the So eiety's business, viz. Agricultural Improvements \ ''as ever considered entitled to precedence, it is par ticularly so at this tune, when daily expel ; , •ice Proves the great progress which is making in a pur suit on which so much depends, and which indeed Itl aY justly be considered of the highest national itn- Pertance. , T. Johnes, E sq . o f H a f o d, C ar di gans hi re, was the first candidate on the list, who received the geld medal for having planted 30,000 :arch trees, 30 ,000 beech, and 10,000 spruce fir. We regret lo add, that Mr. Johnes was prevented attending, !torn an accident which has lately befallen him; hav log burst a blood vessel. , J. C. Cur wen , E sq . o f W or ki ngton H a ll Cum eerland who seldom suffers a Sessions to pass over Vithout offering himself t, the notice of the Society, Vas pres , r-oted with a god medal, for experiments nrt stall-feeding cattle. - A letter was read from this Gentleman, expressiog the regret he felt at not be ng able to have the honour Of receiving the 'medal ,Person, and assuring the Society that t h e num b er obligations they had ccnterr e d on hi m did not lessen the value of their favours. Thc gold medal was next :riven !to J. Stockdale, "tsq. of Ca r k, Li nco l ns hi re , and R. Towers, Esq. of vudden Grove, Cumberland, for having gained !64. acres of land from the'sea, at Wtndermere, in 4 -a racashire—au honour which the Candidates were Llstly entitled to. Silver medals were given to J. B. Petre, of West- House, Norfolk, for extensive plantations of ~.t n aster fir-trees ; t o E. S m i t h, E sq . o f B rentwoo d , :c.ssex, for preparing from the fihres of the common nettle thread and articles resembling flax, hemp, t tlw and cotton ; to Mr. T. Balls, Saxlingliam, near Dear Holt, Norfolk, for'a screw adjusting .plough; tt Mr. \V. Jeffery, Cotton-end, Northampqin, for a P ai r of expending harrows; to Nit - . Hutton, 311 "• Ridway, near Sheffield, for an improved reap -1 g hook - , and to Mr. J Baker, West Coker, near Sotnersetshire, for an implement far destroy_ "g docks and thistles. E ;b , The go ld me d a l as next g i ven to J..Jopling; Gateshead, Durh a m, th e first candidate on th e B s t in Chemikry, for having worked quarries of ritish marble. His Grace, the President, paid 1 1 11 ,any handsome compliments to the Gentleman for persevering exertions in working his quarries. Such meritorious endeavours, his Grace observed, Would prevent the necessity of an extensive impor tation of marbl e f rom I ta l y, an d h e was happy to new that so good a substitute could be_had from boWels of the earth we inhabit, viithout resort, fogto forei gn mar k ets . Th e S oc i ety, i t will be re -le6led last Session rewarded Mr. H i bb ar d w i t h th eir gold medal for a similar undertaking, which las nod ou bt b een t h e cause . of b r i ng i ng forward Mr. nPling's marbles, whi c h are w ell ent i t l e d to a p l ace I the Great Room, as companions to those of the former Candidate.—The silver medal was given to B. Way, Esq. of Bridport Harbour, Dorsetshire, f or his method of extracting turpentine from fir of 'English growth, a process well worthy the consider ation of the Society, as it may in future check the ris e in price of this article, whi c h t ras b een most enormous.—The same rewar d was also bestowed on Ir . B. Cooke, of Birmingham, for his method of p r oducing heat, light, and various useful articles from pit coal. The Soci e ty, i n th e di str ib ut i on o f the i r honours t° b the Candid a t es i n P o li te A rts, h ave, th i s session, A e . en uncommonly fortunate in th e i r seleaion. o IT long the various performances of youth of both : l es, there are a few which particularly claim our It The landscape of the houses, called the Five croitnnies, in Tothill-fields, refle&s the highest ere ] it i on Miss Jane Steele; the. colouring_ is partieu tarl chaste, and this young lady is certainly entitled the congratulations of the Society, for having ?reduced a most interesting and well-finished draw trig. The portrait of art elderly Gentleman, in crayon, 0 ); Miss Drummond, a young Lady, only 13 years v. age, evinces great promise; at the same time, c hile we give every credit to the young arti s t, an d nth admire the performanc e , we regre t th at t h e ` •° louring of the robe had n o t b een diffe rent — as i t i B , it bears too great a s-emblance to.the vivid touch e s ri the face.—Mi ss W atts ' s paintings on china, are pe s:3 culiarly delicate and ch as t e , an d we ll ent i t l e h er t , the sil ver pa ll et. The oil painting, a view of New ' 3 nereha rn , is finished with judgment, and evinces peat power of execution. : r -he oil pai n ti ng o f a D utc h smac k go i ng o ff i n a f t ". by H. Park e , E s q. carr i es w i t h i t some tnas erly strokes; the piCture is altogether grand, and D oes infinite credit to the artist ; the s il ver me d a l i s rn_ere well bestowed.—The oil painting, by Mr. rhielck e , o f the Holy Family, is justly entitled to the Pa 3 el.—The of igioal historical drawi n g, by M r . Denis Dighton, the defeat of King Porus by Alex 9der the Great, on the banks of the Hydaspes, is Nl* creditable to the t a l en t s o f th e art i st ; we, However, would recommend him to avoid as much Possible the introduction of'too many characters 1 4 his sketches; though the execution is to be ad ‘ll\ttlired, ‘v e have like:a ise to regret that the drawing, at first view: seemingly presents an undefinable number of objects. Master Farey promises to excel in that bratich of the art he has a lopted ; his perpedive drawing of London Bridge water-works, is highly creditable to him ; were it oply a copy, he would deserve corn mendation, but being an original, much is to te eX peeled frcim him hereafter.—Master Landseer's etch ing§ entitle hlni to oar praise. The improvements by Mr. J. Hassell, in the aqua-tinta proCess, pro mises to be of great utility to artists in general. By this method, pen, pencil, and - chalk-draWings can be easily imitated: The gold medal was presented to Mr. Andrew Wilson, for his exertions in stereotype Printing e a branch of the art, which though not likely to be followed generally by the trade, must be most valu able in printing a variety of books, particularly thoSe of long numbers, and containing logarithms, on ac count of the certainty, the pages being once caSt, of keeping them correct. Mr. Wyon also received the medal for a Medal Die Engraving of the Head of Isis, the Patroness of the Arts, which the Society so much approved, that they have purchased the Dies, intending, in future, to present the medal in ques tion,. exclusively to the candidates in the polite arts. Master D. J. Ross, a youth only fourteen years of age, who has already been twice rewarded by the Society, was.again honoured by their favours. This young Gentleman's performance, which is an His- . torical drawing of Caradacus, the British King, be fore Claudius Csar at Rome, we have no hesitation in pronouncing, surpasses every effort of the art which we have witnessed from so juvenile a candi date; and here, while we do justice to the abilities of the little artist, we cannot refrain ex pressing our admiration at the liberality of the Institution. The silver medal, the greatest -hono rary bounty which could be given in the class to which the drawing appertained, was awarded the candidate in question, who, though he justly appreciated the favour done him, from feelings which do honour to his heart, mentioned to a member (not for the pur- • pose of it being communicated to the Society) that at that time the most trifling pecuniary reward would have been equally, if not more acceptable, his parent having recently laboured under pecuniary embarrassment, rvhich being made known, the Society, , sith a liberality which ever charaderizes their proceesiings, voted twenty guineas in addition, and which he received, accompanied with the ap probation and applause of all present. The. candidates in Mechanics were as many as heretofore, and the inventions which have been 'brought before the Society, during the present Ses sion, promise, in every respect, to be of equal utility to those which they have noticed on former occa- N. P. Lie, Esq. claimed the gold medal for an improved Thrashing Machine. Gold medals were also given to ,Mr. Allem and Mr. Bryan Don kin, for a mathematical Dividing Engine, and a ma chine to ascertain the velocities of machinery.— The silver medal and twenty guineas were given to a poor, but worthy Clergyman, the Rev. J. Brum ner, for a method of making every ship's boat a life boat. We have introduced this candidate, perhaps in terms, which may appear humiliating and distressing to the feelings of the worthy divine, but we are anxi ous that it should be iMpressed on the public the two-fold benefit this Society has In this instance oc casiofied—that of bringing into use a method of saving our brave ship-wrecked tars, and rewarding a clergyman with their honours and pecuniary as sistance, who has a large family, and an income of only seventy pounds per annum to support them.— The silver medal was given to Mr. S. Harmsen for an improved mowing -block. Fitty guineas were given to Mr. Davis for a fire escape. This invention is well worthy the atten tion of the parish officers throughout the metropo lis. If one was to be kept with the parish ladder many lives, we are persuaded, might be • saved in cases of fire.—Fifteen guineas were given to Mr. G. Marshall, for constructing sash windows- so as to be cleaned and repaired within the house, which, if brought into general use, would save many a ser vant from a broken limb.—Fifteen guineas were also given to Mr. Smith, for a method of relieving a horse, when fallen in the shaft of a cart.—The silVer medal' was given to Mr. Taylor, of Holwell, Tavistock, for a method of ventilating mines and hospitals; and the same reward to Mr. Moult, for anew method of using a filtering stone.. Mr. Reid received fifteen guineas fora compensa tion pendulum.—The silver medal was given to Mr. Baker, for improvements in fire-armseTwenty guineas were given to Mr. C. Williams, for a me- thud 'of boring the conical parts of brass cocks.— Thirty guineas were given to Mr. Lewis Aubrey, for instruments for equalizing the width and thick ness of leather straps.—The silver medal was given to Mr. G. Risky, for spring crutches, which, from their principle, must be found of great assistance to the invalid as he gains strength ; and though last not least, the silver medal and forty guineas were presented to Mr. J. Morrison, of No. 145, Holborn, for inventing implements, by which persons who have bad the misfortune to lose their hands may usefully assist themselves. The inventor has evinced an extraordinary instance of the efforts of human - genius. He had the misfortune to lose his arms when firing a cannon, on his Majesty's birth day, on board a vessel then lying at anchor, about five years ago, and such has been his acuteness of mind and firmness of chara&er, that instead of re pining at his fate and living (as the Noble Duke emphatically observed), on the support of others, he has by attention and study not only been the means of earning his own livelihood, but added much to the comfort of other unfortunates who labour under a similar calamity. Mr. Morrison proved to the sa tisfadion of every one present, that his instruments were superior to any before invented - for similar purposes ; and it gives us great pleasure to record a very noble ad of one of the Members, who beg ged of the Society to be allowed to present him with a check for twenty guineas, in addition to the So ciety's Bounty. Every person who has attended the distribution of the Society's Rewards cannot but Ise( a peculiar satisfadion in witnessing the bounties which are be stowed, but at the same time, gratify leg as the sight is, it cannot be denied, that it would be much heightened if the company had not to encounter the excessive crowd, In gaining admittance, which is ever the case, but which, we think, might be avoided, if the distribution was in future removed to the Freemasons' Tavern or Crown and ArChur. SIODS: This may be considered the More necessary, as from the flourishing state of the Society it nuw consists of at least one t hoUsand five hundred Meinbers,who have an indiscriminate right of sending their friends On this occasion, whilst the great room will contain only eight hundred people, We cannot close this account without noticing the polite attention of the Noble President, not only to the Candidates who received their Rewards horn him, but to the company in general, to whom the 'compliment was not lost, and it gave us much plea- SUre to see his Grace look so well. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 26. The following Gentlemen are admitted to the under-mentioned degrees MASTERS OF ARTS.—John Brewster Wilkinson, of St: John's College; Lawrence Palk Baker, Fel low of the same Society ; Edmund Watts, of Jesus College ; W. Mason, of Clare Hall ; the Rev. CharleS Dayman, and Joseph Rowles Buckland,' of Sidney College. BAcnEcoa IN CIVIL LAW :—Thomas Vander son, of Clare' Hall. 13ACIIELORS OF ARTS :-W -r illiarn Gilbarik, of Clare Hall ; John Heath and' John Lonsdale, Fellows of King's College; Robert. Bevan and T. IVI. Phillips, of Trinity; T. l'horlow; of St. John'i ; and Joseph Brackenbury, of Benett College. We a few days ago stated that a General Court Martial was assembled at Chelsea College, in order to investigate charges of peculation preferred against Captain George H.syter, belonging to the Royal Corps of Engineers at Wool wick, since which, we understand that part of the said charges having been substantiated against him, the Court therefore ad judged that he, Captain George Hayter, should be privately reprimanded. A disturbance took place in the Western 11.gi -ment of Herts Local Militia, at St..Alban's, on Sun day last. About 40 of the men, having received li quor from some of the inhabitants, assembled in a riotous, manner, and broke open . the prisJn, where some of their comrades were confined. A great number of men instantly flocked to the guard-house, requesting to have arms, and declaring their resolu tion to standby their officers. Arms were, given to them ; order was immediately restored, and the ring leaders apprehended. We are sorry to add, that some of the populace behaved in a riotous mann er during the time the reg i ment was assembled at even ing parade, and endeavoured to instigate the soldiers to mutiny and riot, but without elle& The circum stance is the more to be regretted, as the regiment had till that day conduced itself in the most orderty and soldier •like maver. The temperate, though firm conduct of the officers upon the occasion, was eminently conspicuous. Musle.----The Concert that was to have been performed at Lady SALTOUN'S, in New Cavendish street, Portland-place, for the benefit of Miss DARBY, was transferred last night to the Hanover-square Rooms. Miss DARBY, though a juvenile performer, possesses no inconsiderable merit as a singer, and is likely to become one of the Chief favourites of the public. Her manner of singing is simple and in teresting. Her voice is extensive, in compass, and very pleasing in tone ; she does not attempt the flourishing style, now too prevalent, but seems so licitous to touch the feelings.---Her performance last night was much applauded.—Mrs. TON, Mrs. VAUGHAN, GOSS, J. B. SALE, and BRA HAM, laudably assisted on the occasion. CRAMER led the band, and Dr. CROTCH powerfully added to the general treat by a Concerto on the Organ. The Room was well attended, a circumstance which - we mention with pleasure, as Miss DARBY is much re speEted for her condua in private life The Drury-lane Theatre Bill, now in the House of Com Mons, empowers a number of persons to raise the stun of 300,0001. as. a fund to liquidate to claims of the creditors on the old concern, and also to rebuild the Theatre. It is the purport of the Bill to creel them into a Corporation, but without any exclusive right ; so that there may be other Theatres built on the same plan. A division of the Bologne flotilla, consisting of one ship, i 6 brigs, and a number of small craft, came into the roads towards the end of last week. It was probably for the purpose of gratifying the new Empress with a naval cibitition. We regret some of our cruizers were not on that station, to give her Majesty a specimen of a sea-fight. • A few days since, Mr. ELPHICK of Friston, and Mr. HonsoN, of Birling, Sussex, having frequently missed their poaltry, and entertained a suspicion of the thieves, made a forcible entry into the den of a pair of foxes, in the neighbourhood, and-found therein seven cubs, nearly half grown, together with an immense quantity of the bones of lambs, turkies, geese, fowls, &c. and some fragments of wreck ed beef which had been cast on shore, under the cliffs of Seaford. The cubs were all killed, acid at night, a watch was placed near the den, for the de struEtion of the old ones, but they were too subtle to approach the enemy. The pieces of ordnance, to the number of 64, have, beer removed from the Tower wharf to Woolwich, previous to being replaced by new ones; and yes terday the guns were fired from the ramparts of the Tower in commemoration of the Restoration of King CHARLES the Second ; and all the military and artificers in the Tower wore oak in their hats. A person at Canterbury has been for some time past prophesying the death BUONAPARTE ' • he was to die on the. i 6th of April ; the 16 t h of April is past, and he is still alive. He has oow, according to this prophet, 96 days added to his life from the 16th April ; that is be is to live till the Ist of August. The Lottery Offices are crowded daily. CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 30.—T0-day there W are large supplies of Wheat, mostly last week's forcign arrivals, about 33,000 quarters, and more till, week. Saks are dull , and rather cheaper ; Barley and White Peas this week likewise; Malt is dearer; .Beans of the . two kinds at some what less; Oats are in plenty and cheaper; Rape Seed hi g h er and scar ce; Flour at last prices. wtiedt -8 5 s a 96$ 3 11155 Fine ditto iiBs a ins Rye - - 48 a S 4, 13arleyi - szs a 47s Malt - 72$ a Fos White Pease - 7s a 7 6s Gray ditto - qq, a coS 1:3114 (old) a bss Tick Beans (old) 49s a 55s Oats - tos ZiS a zBs Poland ditto .. 3os a J3s Potatoe ditto oos a 37$ Rape Seed - - 551 601 fine Flour -95 s a.toos Seconds - 9os a 95$ ~:. :> :LAIP REPORT, COURT OF KING's BENCH, MAT 24. ISAAC SIMPK/N, ESQ. V. F. HUNT, ESG; . , Mr. CASBON move d to make the Lune 4 ansonite i directing that the inquisition had in this cause should be set aside, it having found no damages, and that the Defendant should pay costs. Mr. HUNT, the Defendant rose to show cause against [be Rule. In the course of his speech he recapitulated the circumstances , of the case. In October 1808, as he was passing one day, with hiA dogs along the road that led through the ;Piaiatiff's ground, observing a dog to point, he followed the game and shot it. His acquisition happened to be a fine hare, and he carried it off in triumph. The gariaekeeper of Mr. Astley, the landlord, was in formed of the circumstance, and in the trial which followed, the Defendant suffered judgment to go by default. A Jury were summoned to rate the damages. On their meeting at the Weymouth ! . Arms, Warmstead, in the county of Wilts, the Defendant addressed them on the quantum of the damage which had been done. The Jury found that no damage bad been done to Mr. Simian', and re fused to fix any dam ages. Another Jury were then surnmonec ; they met at the Town Hall,. in Devizes ; tie defendant• again pleaded his own cause; and the second Jury retus 7 ed to give a verdiCt of damages, where they hal be(11 told, in the course of the defendant's speech, that by finding it, when no damage was done, t hey must •' rjuretheinselves. The Deputy.Stientlter monstrated, and , threatened to confine fire Jurors till they brought in a more satisfactory verdict. - The Jurors. were still obstinate, under the conviction which the defendant had irnpresseJ upon thenh No damages could be had;. and in consequence the Court of King's Bench was applied to, for Elie pur pose of ordering a new inquiry. Mr. HUNT lead several voluminous affidavits, ana commented on them as he went along with c detable ease and fluency. lid,coucluded by detlar ! ing that he was perfectly ready to, sudinit to the award of the Court, but hoped a Deptity Shetiir would have nothing to do V• oh it, He kuew that the decisions of the interior Courts might be ove; - iiauleti by the King's Bench ; an d h e was convinced that if one halt dt those decisions were reversed, it would be for the-good of the country; still he had but one fear, and the only thing that haunted his imagina! thou was a Deputy Sheriff in the pomp and pienti tude of his Court. Lord EJ,LENBOROUGIA was perfeelly of opinion that the Deputy Sheriff had done - nothing but his duty. The Jury were summoned to fix the damages, and they would not fix them. The Sheriff had no right to consider that as a verdia which. Was not one, ei ther in spirit or letter. If the defendant had al lowed himself to be guided by she reason Of others, he would have known that the Jury must haVe found damages, when he had owned his offence by Suffer;. ing judgment to- go by default. They were preju diced by being told that they risked the crime of perjury by finding the Very verdict which yet they ought to have found. It was not to be said in law, that because no actual and rateable damage could be found, there was no damage done. If th , ; , re were no other, there was a damage to the right. If a man might walk across,the open field of his neigh bour, the damage done might be Mess in value than any coin of the realm. Yet if there were no da mage to be asiumed in this case, he might continue passing along that ground, ,till cugtom had grown into a right of thoroughfare. As the costs. on the first inquisition had not been mentioned, when the matter was already before the Court, they would not now be fixed upon the defendant, but he must be liable to those of the second inquisition; and the present application.. The defendant should not, however, be again subjealed to the inquiry before the Deputy Sheriff. The next should be had before a Judge of the Court. THE KING V. RICHARD EARROI.V. The defendant who was yesterday in Court,- cOn vieled of having cruelly treated a little boy whom he had purchased of a beggar woman in Hounslow, again appeared in Court,atid it was stated by hiscoun cil that he had agreed . to make the following provi. sion for the child, viz. 201. a year until it was 13 years old, then to pay an apprentice-fee of 10 guineas, and to .deposit immediately 501. to accumulate until tire boy should be of age.—The Court, in consideration of this provision being made for the child, sentenced him only to pay a fine of is. MAY CONSYIRACY AND . VI Edward *Wham Roberts and Robert Brown were brought into Court, pursuant: to his Lordship's order of Monday last, to' receive the judgment - of the Court for having been guilty of various ads of coot spiracy, swindling and frauds. They put in aftidd-; vats, with a view of averting the vengeance 'of the law; but the Coat -taking into its consideration the heinousness of the Offences, sentenced Roberts td six nauntlis, and Brown to twelve incintlis imprison; merit in NeWgate, and within the first six month thereof, that they should both stand in the pillory at Charing CroSs, for one hour. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS GWENASI 21. LORD DUtiCANNON. Mr. Sergeant COCKEL stated, that this aelion wag_ brought by the Plaintiff, who keeps a shop in Bond street, for the sale olpidures curiOsities, and virtu against the noble defendant; to recover tool. for china purchased by Lady Duncannon. It appeared that several articles had been selected by bady D—.— at the shop of the defendant, who packed them up, and the package was left at het house. Her Lady:, ship was aftemards induced to send the articles:: 'back, because She did not approve of them, and vin- - = der these circumstances the plaintiff commenced 413 Mr. Serjeant BEST, on the part of the defendithr; cciaiended that the articles, consisting of breiten china, had been sent by the plaintiff WittioUt the knowledge of Lord DuncaLtlQh, who had disci-an:ilk:4 the purchase. Si, JAMES MANSFIELD Saks; the goods were bet nece”alies; the plaintiff bound to prole that they had ben furnished with tlic consnt of the noble 41elendant, arid if he could (lot prove sccli a case, 1i s could not recover.—Tn(• I)Lifitiff non , suited,